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(11) EP 2 615 845 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/14

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/29

(21) Application number: 12197560.1

(22) Date of filing: 17.12.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 21/418(2011.01)
 H04N 21/436(2011.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 16.01.2012 KR 20120004581

(71) Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Gyeonggi-do 443-742 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kim, In-hwan
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • Kim, Soo-hyang
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)

(74) Representative: Brandon, Paul Laurence 
Appleyard Lees 15 Clare Road
Halifax, HX1 2HY
Halifax, HX1 2HY (GB)

   


(54) Image processing apparatus and control method thereof


(57) An image processing apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The image processing apparatus includes: an interface which is connectable to a plurality of Common Interface Conditional Access Modules (CICAMs) which descrambles a scrambled broadcasting signal; a storage unit which stores a plurality of operator profiles corresponding to the plurality of CICAMs; and a controller which, if a CICAM from among the plurality of CICAMS is connected to the interface, obtains identification information from the CICAM connected to the interface, selects an operator profile corresponding to the obtained identification information among the plurality of operator profiles, generates a list of channels capable of being descrambled by receiving additional information about the channels capable of being descrambled from the connected CICAM via the selected operator profile.







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